[Arm-netbook] Google Unveils $249 Samsung Exynos 5 (Cortex A15) Chromebook

[luke.leighton]

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:58 PM, luke.leighton <luke.leighton at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 9:41 AM, michel memeteau <contact at ekimia.fr> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> 2012/10/29 luke.leighton <luke.leighton at gmail.com>
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>>>> But 300 euros ?
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>>> has that included 20% VAT plus shipping, tax on shipping, import duty,
>>> tax on import duty, tax on tax on shipping _and_ import duty, tax on tax on
>>> tax on VAT _and_ shipping _and_ import duty?
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>> Sorry but 250$ = 192 euros .
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>> 192 * 1.196 (VAT )   = 230 Euros . that's is 30 % difference.
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>  then add an extra 12% on top of that for import duty (i'm assuming 20% VAT
> not 19.6), you've now got $276 euros.  that's not so far of the $EUR 300, is
> it?  it looks like they've added an extra 8% markup, maybe as a profit
> margin, maybe as a cost of importing (dealing with customs).
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>  it's not so unreasonable, is it?
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>  if you buy from the U.S., then *maybe* if you declare its value as $50 you
> would be lying and thus liable for imprisonment but you would get less tax
> and import duty and tax on tax etc.

 btw, michel: sorry to be the bearer of bad but realistic news :)
markups are a bitch, i know.

 l.